FANUC’s CR-35iB is intended to work safely alongside humans in applications that would usually require lift assist devices.
Flexxbotics brings in $2.9M in Series A funding
Flexxbotics plans to use the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its cloud-based manufacturing management software platform.
Festo introduces pneumatic cobot arm
Festo’s cobot uses six pneumatic direct drives, instead of the typical electric motors and mechanical transmission, to move.
Growth in welding, US sales drive Teradyne’s robotics group in Q1
Teradyne’s industrial automation group grew its revenue 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022 to $103 million.
Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots break ground on new headquarters
The background for building a new joint headquarters is the explosive growth of both MiR and Universal Robots.
Gibson Engineering to offer Kassow Robots’ 7-axis cobots
With Kassow Robots’ 7-axis cobots, Gibson will be able to serve customers in the medical, semiconductor and electronics industries.
UR+ ecosystem adds VR solutions to teleoperate cobots
Extend Robotics’ AMAS lets users control robotic arms remotely from anywhere in the world. The system will be joining the UR+ ecosystem.
Collaborative robotics market to grow 20-30% annually
Cobots have broken out of manufacturing and into the wider service sector. For this reason, the cobot market will start to be more closely related to the performance of the wider macro economy.
Teradyne’s Robotics Summit keynote to discuss how cobots can solve labor crisis
Greg Smith, president of the Industrial Automation Group at Teradyne, will discuss the market drivers of human scale automation and present a model of the market potential for collaborative robots.
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Bosch Rexroth acquiring majority of cobot maker Kassow Robots
Bosch said the acquisition enables it to offer one-stop solutions, especially for the consumer goods and mobility industry including battery production as well as for the semiconductor production.
Veo Robotics partners with Gray Solutions
Veo Robotics’ FreeMove is an advanced safety system for industrial workcells with human-robot collaboration.
DOBOT unveils second-gen SCARA robot
The DOBOT M1 Pro is a SCARA cobot created to achieve excellent human-machine collaboration and equipped with important safety features.
FANUC adds 3 models to CRX cobot series
The latest CRX cobots are meant to complement FANUC’s existing line of CR and CRX cobots that now total 11 cobot model variations.
Automata raises $50M for life sciences automation
The company plans to use the financing to further develop its lab automation platform Automata Labs for use in and outside of the UK.
RightHand Robotics grabs $66 million in Series C financing
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product and business development, while scaling its global presence and partner network
How a box manufacturer tackled labor issues with robotics
Box manufacturer Alliora had wanted to add automation to its production lines for a while. Unfortunately, its first experience was difficult.
Rokae brings in $63 million financing
The financing comes from New Hope Group, an agribusiness company. The group is one of the largest suppliers of meat, eggs and milk in China.
New Yaskawa robots switch between cobot, industrial mode
Meeting safety standards (ISO 13849-1) and complying to ISO TS15066, each robot offers four modes of collaborative operation and can shift between collaborative speed in power force limiting mode or full speed in industrial mode.
Teradyne’s robotics group makes $376M in 2021
On the backs of Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, Teradyne’s robotics group increased revenues 34% in 2021
How 11 cobots help assemble the Fiat 500 electric car
On the Fiat 500 electric car production line, some of the assembly processes and quality controls required the introduction of specific automation technologies to ensure the quality and repeatability needed to meet product standards.
Robotics integrator Eckhart acquired by private equity firm
Eckhart offers engineering, design, simulation and integration services, as well as proprietary tooling and other automation and robotics systems such as AGVs and cobots.